[Shotimes] (OT) Marauder

[John Miller]

> That about sums it up for trucks.  Back in the mid-80's, trucks were
> trucks. Didn't have all the frue-frue (sp?).

Actually, trucks started to get tarty in the mid '70s - you could get power 
windows, power door locks, plush this and that, etc.  Leather wasn't even 
common in cars then, frankly I wish it were less common now.  The 
20"-chrome-wheel Ridiculous B.L.I.N.G look didn't come along until a few 
years ago.

> go out on a dealer lot and buy a work truck).  From about the mid-90's
> on, I have yet to see a work truck (vinyl seats, basic V8, basic looking
> interior, steel wheels).

I see 'em all the time, white paint, steel wheels.

> Now all I see when I visit a dealer's lot are custom trucks, manufacturer
> custom packages, 18"+ wheels, leather interiors, $30k+ price tags.

And the manufacturers love them because they cost $50 more to build than do 
the work trucks, and sell for $10K more.

> sales).  Well, guess what, I couldn't buy through their "fleet sales"
> because I only wanted a "fleet" of 1.  They wouldn't even allow me to
> piggyback an order on another fleet order.

You need to find another dealer, one with less inventory sitting on the 
front lot that they need to move.

John.